Cube vs Cubed - What's the difference?
cube | cubed |
(geometry) A regular polyhedron having six identical square faces.
Any object more or less in the form of a cube.
(mathematics) The third power of a number, value, term or expression.
(computing) A data structure consisting of a three-dimensional array; a data cube
(arithmetic) To raise to the third power; to determine the result of multiplying by itself twice.
To form into the shape of a cube.
To cut into cubes.
(UK) to use a Rubik's cube.
A cubicle, especially one of those found in offices.
(cube)
(mathematics) Raised to the third power.
In mathematics terms the difference between cube and cubed
is that cube is the third power of a number, value, term or expression while cubed is raised to the third power.As verbs the difference between cube and cubed
is that cube is to raise to the third power; to determine the result of multiplying by itself twice while cubed is past tense of cube.As a noun cube
is a regular polyhedron having six identical square faces.As an adjective cubed is
raised to the third power.cube
English
(wikipedia cube)Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- a sugar cube
- a stock cube
- the cube of 2 is 8
Synonyms
* regular hexahedron (rare) * (object in the form of a cube) block, brick, die, square block * (number raised to the third power) third powerHypernyms
* hexahedron, cuboidVerb
(cub)- Three cubed can be written as 33, and equals twenty-seven.
- Cube the ham right after adding the curry to the rice.
- He likes to cube now and then.
Synonyms
* (to cut into cubes) diceDerived terms
* bath cube * bouillon cube * cube candle * cube out * cube root * cube steak * cube van * cubiform * hypercube * ice cube * Rubik's cube * snub cube * stock cube * sugar cubeSee also
* line segment * square * tesseractEtymology 2
Clipped form of (cubicle) (with intentional reference to their common shape per ), which from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- My co-worker annoys me by throwing things over the walls of my cube .